Discuss the impact of colonialism, imperialism, and racism on the culture of traditional Africa. What are the parallels and contrasts in the development of Afro-American culture? 2. What is “creolization”? How does it explain the transformation of Black culture in the United States from African to Afro-American? Illustrate how this process operated in the United States, and show how the conditions of slavery influenced the “creolization” process. 3. What social and economic forces shaped Black culture and artistic production during the rural period? the urban industrial period? 4. Discuss the three arts movements (Harlem Renaissance, WPA and Be Bop, and the 1960s Black Arts Movement) that emerged among Afro-American
